QuestionTime With PPB, Instead of Sir Robin Day .

[PPB]

Have you any annoying little habits like, are you a pen top clicker, do you drum your fingers, hum or whistle to music ?
Rub the skin off then bend on my finger on both hand

What ya mean ? On the palm side of your hands? Why?

 

[PPB]

Just remembered doing Mr Men jigsaws recently with a friends kid.

Sounds more fun than the one i'm doing now called My Town. With my house in the middle of the jigsaw, and on a map of the surrounding area and street names.Mainly all in green cos of the trees. If it wasn't for the fact I was given it as a gift and they want to see it done, it'd be thrown out by now.

 

[The Bear]

Sniffers bouncing knee sounds annoying, and Langers you should stop cracking ya fingers, it causes arthritis.

That's a common myth.

There was a doctor who wanted to test it out after being told off by his mother that it would cause arthritis. He decided he would crack his knuckles on one hand but not the other. He did this for 60 years!! His knuckle-cracking hand was no more arthritic than the other, even after so long. What he did find though, was that his joints ached more and his grip had diminished. He even won an Ignobel Prize for it!

http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N41/ignobels.html

I used to crack my knuckles all the time when I was younger but I stopped doing it regularly about 15 years ago. Nowadays I find the same results as he did. Occasional achy fingers and knuckles, and a much reduced lack of grip compared to what it used to be.

Oh and because every day is a school day - The sound of a knuckle cracking is not bones clicking together, but the sound of a bubble popping. The space between the finger joints are filled with a fluid. As the finger is pulled back, that space stretches and enlarges but the fluid can't, therefore a bubble forms to take up the extra space. When it is stretched far enough the bubble pops (or "cavitates" to use the proper nerdy word) causing the noise.

 

[PPB]

That's a common myth.

There was a doctor who wanted to test it out after being told off by his mother that it would cause arthritis. He decided he would crack his knuckles on one hand but not the other. He did this for 60 years!! His knuckle-cracking hand was no more arthritic than the other, even after so long. What he did find though, was that his joints ached more and his grip had diminished. He even won an Ignobel Prize for it!

http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N41/ignobels.html

I used to crack my knuckles all the time when I was younger but I stopped doing it regularly about 15 years ago. Nowadays I find the same results as he did. Occasional achy fingers and knuckles, and a much reduced lack of grip compared to what it used to be.

Oh and because every day is a school day - The sound of a knuckle cracking is not bones clicking together, but the sound of a bubble popping. The space between the finger joints are filled with a fluid. As the finger is pulled back, that space stretches and enlarges but the fluid can't, therefore a bubble forms to take up the extra space. When it is stretched far enough the bubble pops (or "cavitates" to use the proper nerdy word) causing the noise.

Ok so it may not cause arthritis, just achy joints, knuckles, and a bit of a limp handshake grip. But why do it, what do you get out of doing it ?

Thanks though, I now know what makes that horrible sickening noise

 

[The Bear]

It kinda feels good without any pain. Like a release of tension.

Not any more though for me. It's just a clicking noise and a reminder that my hand often aches.

 

[PPB]

It kinda feels good without any pain. Like a release of tension.

Not any more though for me. It's just a clicking noise and a reminder that my hand often aches.

I'm gonna try it. Gonna try cracking me 10 fingers , see if I get a weird kick out of it.

Back in 10.

 

[PPB]

Only 2 would crack! Does this mean I ay got no fluid in the other 8, or that me bubbles just ay ready for popping ?

 

[The Bear]

Probably just means that the spaces aren't big enough to form bubbles or your fingers won't stretch far enough. Either way it's a good thing!

 

[PPB]

Probably just means that the spaces aren't big enough to form bubbles or your fingers won't stretch far enough. Either way it's a good thing!

Or that i've just got short, stumpy fingers!

Have toes got fluid spaces in them too, cos all my 10 toes crack when I get out of bed every morning, or is that just a sign of old age ?

 

[The Bear]

I think that's the same thing yeah. It depends on the type of joint.

My knees crack when I stand up sometimes but apparently that's tendons snapping back into place.

 

[arklowolf]

Used to be mine too arklo, from an early age,but nowadays I never think to put them to my mouth. Its a hard habit to break, but I found I liked being able to wear pretty coloured nail varnishes. Sometimes being a woman has its good points

Might try that.

 

[PPB]

I think that's the same thing yeah. It depends on the type of joint.

My knees crack when I stand up sometimes but apparently that's tendons snapping back into place.

My right knee grinds. If you put your hand on my knee as I bend down there is an awful grinding sensation, and a noise. Whats that, me cartlidge?

I think we'm all just ready for the knackers yard tbh.

 

[The Bear]

Yeah sounds like cartlidge wearing away. The edges can get rough.

 

[PPB]

Yeah sounds like cartlidge wearing away. The edges can get rough.

What, as in a little rough around the edges ?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Never heard of that chef Paddy, how did you hear about him, from tele or from eating in the French Laundry ?

I watched a programme with Tony Bourdain where he ate there. Until Heston opened the Fat Duck the French Laundry was always vying with El Bulli for the title of best restaurant in the world. I have his cookbook. It's awesome but I doubt I could cook a single dish in there.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Have you any annoying little habits like, are you a pen top clicker, do you drum your fingers, hum or whistle to music ?

I must have loads, I'm quite annoying. The things that my wife complains about are tapping my feet, humming to myself and breathing heavily when I'm concentrating on writing a text (probably loads more that I cant remember). I am not allowed to use clickable pens at work anymore because I used to click them too much as a nervous habit when on the phone.

Last form of exercise you did ?

Walking 1.5 miles to work this morning. I am doing this on Saturday though, it's going to kill me!

Last time you started and finished a jigsaw puzzle ?

Last week. A Disney Princess one

Does it annoy you if people bring and eat smelly foods in the workplace/office?

Only if it smells really nice and I get too jealous.

Look to the person to your right or left, would they be shocked if you winked at them ?

There is only one other person in the office with me right now. She's probably just think I was being weird and it was some sort of joke she didn't get. I think my colleagues think I'm weird anyway!

What is the oldest age that one of your relatives lived to be before passing, any of them reached a 100 ?

My Gran is 94 (I think) on the weekend.

What kind of make is your watch ?

I don't wear a watch.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Just to prove one of my points above the woman I work with has just said 'can you breathe any louder?' while I was concentrating on my work!

 

[fizzwolf]

Just to prove one of my points above the woman I work with has just said 'can you breathe any louder?' while I was concentrating on my work!

:angel:The woman at work not heard you breathing heavily before then say at the office party or something

 

[lemonjelly]

Sniffers bouncing knee sounds annoying, and Langers you should stop cracking ya fingers, it causes arthritis.

It was me with the knee bouncy thing.

Sounds more fun than the one i'm doing now called My Town. With my house in the middle of the jigsaw, and on a map of the surrounding area and street names.Mainly all in green cos of the trees. If it wasn't for the fact I was given it as a gift and they want to see it done, it'd be thrown out by now.

It was fun. Partially because I love the Mr Men. I'd actually bought him the jigsaw (for christmas) as I babysat for him once, & he was brilliant at doing jigsaws. So I bought him a box with several in!

 

[PPB]

Is the suggestion of taking a bath in mushy peas a bit weird or kinky ?

Not at all. Either mushy peas or spaghetti for me.